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ECFR's Two-State Solution Stress Test

Most Israelis and Palestinians still support the Two-State Solution, but live in a more and more One-state reality...

The Two-State Stress Test is a very interesting project conducted by the think-tank European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR).

We are chiefly interested by the chapter:
"Rise in public discourse of political alternatives to a two-state outcome", p.55:

Findings:

Notable figures who have spoken out in favour of alternative solutions include Minister of
Industry, Trade, and Labour Naftali Bennett, who proposed that Israel should annex Area C;
former Defense Minister Moshe Arens, who proposed annexing the entire West Bank, and,
over time, granting its residents limited Israeli citizenship; and a number of prominent Likud
members of the Knesset, who have continued voicing support for the annexation of the West
Bank in various configurations – positions that were taboo just a few years ago. Despite these
statements, no politician has launched an organised political or parliamentary campaign in
2013 to proactively implement these plans.

Score 3:
– Relatively mainstream political actors voice long-term alternatives that would
preclude a two-state solution; such ideas resonate with a broader public.